Motorola has long had one of the worst Android skins. It was ugly, slow and offered little in the way of legitimate added functionality. With each big Android revision in the last 18-24 months, many hoped that Motorola would tone things down and possibly even move towards releasing phones with stock Android. While such a dream is just that, a dream, a newly leaked, near-final build of the launcher formerly known as MOTOBLUR has surfaced. “RockoDev” over at XDA...
You won’t have to go through too many Android posts to know that we really hate Android skins created and forced upon us by manufacturers and/or carriers. That said, Motorola may have finally gotten the hint as new screenshots of an unreleased Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich build reportedly for the RAZR have leaked. As you can see, ICS looks mostly stock save for a few minor changes here and there (lockscreen, icons, etc.). We have to say, we’re pretty stoked...
Motorola is moving away from the MOTOBLUR branding and the overall use of said skin. The rumors and speculation concerning MOTOBLUR’s future were confirmed after Motorola PR had to smooth over comments made by Motorola Mobility CEO, Sanjay Jha, whom said MOTOBLUR was one of the “tools” to help stop Android fragmentation and help with the poor performance Android’s open nature allows. The move away from the MOTOBLUR brand image is supposedly due to...
Those looking for a true dual-core smartphone with 4G speeds can now look to Sprint for the hookup. The freshly announced Motorola Photon packs a 4.3″ qHD (540 x 960) display, Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor running at 1 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of internal storage, 8-megapixel rear/1.3-megapixel front-facing cameras, and Android 2.3 w/ MOTOBLUR. Also included in the feature list is global 3G/4G capabilities thanks to a built in GSM radios. The only release date...
Love your new super fast Android phone but finding certain aspects of the OS lag and the battery peters out after a short “day”. You’re not alone. We too have experienced such things on the myriad of Android devices we’ve had pass through our door. But a quick root and custom ROM flash usually cures all (and then some). Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha feels your pain as he too thinks a lot of Android’s problems could be fixed with more...
